The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

Issued: 3 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is

20.3° C

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Reef today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 6AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	13ft (4.0m)	10s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	10s
Evening (20 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	10s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	3518	3413	3336	2787	2351	1970	1980	2020	1658	1514	1201	1064	860	767	739	627	606	539	551	480	416	357	349	298
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy
High Tide	00:01AM1.47m				12:48PM1.34m				00:46AM1.30m					1:52PM1.34m				1:35AM1.15m				3:01PM1.36m
Low Tide			6:31AM0.36m				6:50PM0.56m					7:14AM0.40m				8:01PM0.66m				8:01AM0.42m				9:22PM0.71m


	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—
mm	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	19	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	19	19	19	20	19	19	19	18	18	19	19	19	18	17
Feels °C	12	12	12	14	14	13	14	13	13	14	15	15	15	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 12	E 10	ENE 10	E 10	ENE 10	S 10	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	102	167	216	402	2	28	551	480	416	357	349	298
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	S 9	S 9	S 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	2	2	2	28	152	168	7	2	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 10	SE 13	S 10	E 13	E 13	SE 13
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	7	2	3	3	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	3518	3413	3336	2787	2351	1970	1980	2020	1658	1514	1201	1064	860	767	739	627	606	539	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Wategos NSW - North Coast	Kirra QLD - Gold Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	Miami State High School QLD - Gold Coast	Point Cartwright/Secrets QLD - Sunshine Coast	Point Cartwright/Secrets QLD - Sunshine Coast	Point Cartwright/Secrets QLD - Sunshine Coast	Point Cartwright/Secrets QLD - Sunshine Coast	Point Cartwright/Secrets QLD - Sunshine Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	4	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	584	738	475	428	295	295	295	212	159	159	159	159	45	45	45	45	45	45	146	12	12	12	12	12
Best forecast wave conditions in Sunshine Coast													National Park	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay		Point Cartwright/Secrets	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay
Rating (10 max)													4	4	4	3	3	3		4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	9	6

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